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James IvoryForgatókönyvíró:
Ruth Prawer JhabvalaOperatőr:
Tony Pierce-RobertsZeneszerző:
Richard RobbinsSzereplők:
Anthony Hopkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Helena Bonham Carter, Emma Thompson, James Wilby, Samuel West, Jemma Redgrave, Nicola Duffett, Susie Lindeman (több)Streaming (1)
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Három egymástól különböző társadalmi réteg nagy találkozása a századforduló Angliájában nem egy könnyű játszma az élet sakktábláján. Egy ódon angol kúria repkénnyel befutott falai között különös események zajlanak. A zavartalannak tűnő nyugalom csak látszólagos. Két család sorsa fonódik össze olyan kuszán, hogy lassacskán már senki nem ismeri ki magát benne. Szerelem, csalódás, hiú vágyak és hazug remények kötik őket össze eltéphetetlenül. A magukat arisztokratának valló viktoriánus kapitalista Wilcox család, akiknek a pénz a mindenük, a felvilágosult, humanista Schlegel család és a megélhetésért küzdő Bast család harca jelenik meg kíméletlenül. A Schlegel nővérek megpróbálják letörni a Wilcoxok büszkeségét és rávenni őket, hogy segítsék a Bast családot. E. M. Forster regénye nyomán Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. (MTVA)
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The Remains of the Day, from the same director, was made just a year later and I consider it a genre gem, a film that can only be written about in superlatives. Therefore, I approached Howards End with the feeling that Ivory could not significantly disappoint me and that the film was a safe bet. The same director, the same genre, and actually the same cast. Nevertheless, the result is fundamentally different. Both films have a similar duration and slow narrative pace, but while with The Remains of the Day, I felt the great tension and internal dramas and dilemmas of its protagonists, despite the seemingly melancholic peaceful atmosphere, with Howards End I felt more indifference, and attacks of boredom with each passing minute. The Remains of the Day works for me as an artistic statement about the changing social atmosphere of Britain in the 1930s and 1940s, while Howards End, which attempts to do the same by going back a few decades earlier, fails in the same endeavor. It feels scattered, diluted, and tired. I could talk about the high production value and notable actors involved, but only because I cannot find a reason to say anything positive about the story and characters. I consider Howards End to be Ivory's creative defeat. While I would cautiously recommend The Remains of the Day to a wider range of viewers (because its slow pace may present an insurmountable obstacle for today's teenagers), Howards End only has significance for genre enthusiasts and fans of Ivory's creative style. Overall impression: 40%.
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Excellent acting performances and a good example of how relationships between people can become complicated simply because some people are inherently evil and that evil just comes to the surface, whether it is in the form of envy or in another way. Well-directed film that has a classically timeless message.
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Another beautiful combination of Forster's novel, Ivory's direction, and Helena Bonham Carter's talent. If you give the novel "Howards End" a chance and complement this film with the recent series, you may be rewarded with a truly relaxing experience resulting from the lyrical description of the surroundings of the most banal scandal. It is tender and the psychology of the main characters must be understood in order to know the foundations on which our society stands.
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